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dave kinchen out on the roads. brad sattin in south jersey but let's begin with meteorologist mike masco live outside the fox 29 studios in old city where the snow is coming down, mike? >> hi, guys. good evening. we started this storm as conversational deal now it's a nuisance an headache for many commuters. watching the snow rates increasing through the course of the evening hours but you know what, this is a pretty cold storm. look at these temperatures across the delaware valley. it's down into the 20s in many locations. 16 right now in the poconos. everything that's falling out of the sky sticking to the roads. sticking to the sidewalks and of course sticking to your drivew driveway. visibilities of concern with the snow rates increasing. visibilities are going down. you notice we do have three quarter mile ships visibility here in philadelphia. a lot of spots reporting less than a quarter mile of a mile in parts of new jersey. take live look at ultimate doppler the turnpike down 295, 70 is a nightmare at this
dave kinchen out on the roads. brad sattin in south jersey but let's begin with meteorologist mike masco live outside the fox 29 studios in old city where the snow is coming down, mike? >> hi, guys. good evening. we started this storm as conversational deal now it's a nuisance an headache for many commuters. watching the snow rates increasing through the course of the evening hours but you know what, this is a pretty cold storm. look at these temperatures across the delaware valley. it's...
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dave kinchen is in delaware county. let's start with meteorology mike masco outside our studios in old city where it is bitter cold, mike in bitter cold is right. i mean it is one of those huddle and cuddle kind of nights running from restaurant to restaurant home to home because it is too cold to be out for prolonged period a time. take look at our graphic. we'll show you again this was quick hitting snowfall across the region as most of our snow reporting came around three-point sick inches overall. there's a live picture showing us, you know, the visibles they're cleared up but now it's just all about the cold that's blanketed across the region where temperatures are again falling back down into the 20s and teens across the region. now the concern is refreezing and that's going to be the deal for the overnight hours. the slushy roadways that has been -- will be refrozen as we go into the overnight hours. now, the winds are going to be up and that's going to allow for wind chill values to start to come back down into
dave kinchen is in delaware county. let's start with meteorology mike masco outside our studios in old city where it is bitter cold, mike in bitter cold is right. i mean it is one of those huddle and cuddle kind of nights running from restaurant to restaurant home to home because it is too cold to be out for prolonged period a time. take look at our graphic. we'll show you again this was quick hitting snowfall across the region as most of our snow reporting came around three-point sick inches...
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dave kinchen is handling weather. dave, you have a great christmas gift from somebody and setting a great example for little kid. i notice you have the chin strap, snaps, very good, my man. >> reporter: that is right, closest i can get to the football helmet for eagles right there but a gift from my aunt. you know what all this keeping us warm. we have code blues in the area we will tell what you that all means after the ♪ you need to survive much more than the cold to be a polar bear plunger. it takes courage, bravery and heart. each year these winter warriors jump to frozen glory to raise money for special olympics pennsylvania athletes and with nine locations statewide you're never far from a polar plunge in your area. join us... the many, the brave... the ones who are "freezin' for a reason." >>> quite the christmas gift from eagles fans, the bird clinched home feel advantage for playoffs after a nail biting fourth quarter against the raiders. >>> code blue, if you are heading outside you will need to bundle up.
dave kinchen is handling weather. dave, you have a great christmas gift from somebody and setting a great example for little kid. i notice you have the chin strap, snaps, very good, my man. >> reporter: that is right, closest i can get to the football helmet for eagles right there but a gift from my aunt. you know what all this keeping us warm. we have code blues in the area we will tell what you that all means after the ♪ you need to survive much more than the cold to be a polar bear...
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dave kinchen is live in wilmington. dave? >> reporter: lucy, this is something that just truly makes you heart sick. the question who does something like this? i can tell you one thing. this little girl you're about to meet and her family they are so strong tonight. >> i'm very disappointed because i don't believe that they would take a child's walker. >> reporter: that's exactly what happened to kirsten a ten-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who now only has her wheelchair to get around. thanks to they have. >> we just got the walker. she just got out of surgery maybe in september. we just finally get her back up and moving around. right in you she's confined to wheelchair. >> reporter: brittany murray says her daughter used the walker to get to the car for a medical visit last thursday but they left it on the front lawn as they drove away. >> called my husband. asked him to look out the window and grab the walker because i'm left left it out there. it's not there. >> reporter: the mother of five would have to shell out 150
dave kinchen is live in wilmington. dave? >> reporter: lucy, this is something that just truly makes you heart sick. the question who does something like this? i can tell you one thing. this little girl you're about to meet and her family they are so strong tonight. >> i'm very disappointed because i don't believe that they would take a child's walker. >> reporter: that's exactly what happened to kirsten a ten-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who now only has her wheelchair...
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dave kinchen is out bracing the roads. brad sattin live in cherry hill but first up meteorologist mike masco. >> he's outside our fox 29 old city studios. it's still snowing out there, mike. >> it's still snowing but it's encouraging because now we're starting to see the snow wrap up from philadelphia points north and we have f you're watching us in reading and allentown the snow is done and done for the night. now it's all about the cold temperatures. take look. i want to show you some of the snowfall reports. now these are preliminary reports showing around garnet valley this is in delaware county, 2.5. new castle 2-inches. these numbers were taken at around 4:00 o'clock i'm expecting them to hit, say, three and 4-inches which is actually what we forecasted here at fox. so we're -- we actually nail this forecast but take look at satellite/radar composite. this storm, guys s over 300 miles away but its nouns producing enough snow to really mess thing um for this friday evening commute. the last of the snow showers moving
dave kinchen is out bracing the roads. brad sattin live in cherry hill but first up meteorologist mike masco. >> he's outside our fox 29 old city studios. it's still snowing out there, mike. >> it's still snowing but it's encouraging because now we're starting to see the snow wrap up from philadelphia points north and we have f you're watching us in reading and allentown the snow is done and done for the night. now it's all about the cold temperatures. take look. i want to show you...
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fox 29's dave kinchen has that story. >> reporter: you get one of these letters and maybe your guilty conscience takes over or you know darn well you did nothing wrong but either way, police say these letters are a scam. >> it also plays on a very interesting angle, that they get 50/50 shot. that there's someone out there who's cheating. >> reporter: tricia good began cease hour scammers might get lucky push ago fake extortion plan seeking alleged affairs secret for cash. solebury police say someone got such a letter. >> first thing i thought it's a new twist on an old game. >> reporter: it's similar to scam that hit sever people in lower merion last year according to police. this letter claims to be from an investigator with evidence that you cheated on your wife and says you better pay two grand to keep it a secret or else. >> i think it's evil. i think people have to be kinder and more focused on their families and themselves and not trying to rob innocent people and, you know, blackmail. >> basically you go to law enforcement they have a bin filled all the way overflowing on to th
fox 29's dave kinchen has that story. >> reporter: you get one of these letters and maybe your guilty conscience takes over or you know darn well you did nothing wrong but either way, police say these letters are a scam. >> it also plays on a very interesting angle, that they get 50/50 shot. that there's someone out there who's cheating. >> reporter: tricia good began cease hour scammers might get lucky push ago fake extortion plan seeking alleged affairs secret for cash....
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dave kinchen has this story from coatesville. >> reporter: perhaps irony in this crime. the victims say if the thief needed any help at all all they had to do was ask. >> had they let us no he that they were in need, chances are we would have stepped up and helped them out. maybe bought them tree. bought them dinner. bought them a couple of gifts. it's just very sad that this is how it played out. >> reporter: joy turner's reaction after she and her husband say someone chopped down and stole a tree from thyrar. >> you can see the cut marks. somebody came prepared. crushing because more than just a tree. it's the meaning report roar that's because the turners planned this douglas fir as a family with their son david afjrotc member who died of natural causes at their house around christmastime in 2009. >> we had thoughts of it some day growing big enough so we can bring it into our home and use it as christmas tree. the plan didn't quite play out like we dreamed. >> for somebody to steal this out of our yard, you know, and risk the possibility of ending up in prison or wha
dave kinchen has this story from coatesville. >> reporter: perhaps irony in this crime. the victims say if the thief needed any help at all all they had to do was ask. >> had they let us no he that they were in need, chances are we would have stepped up and helped them out. maybe bought them tree. bought them dinner. bought them a couple of gifts. it's just very sad that this is how it played out. >> reporter: joy turner's reaction after she and her husband say someone chopped...
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in millville, dave kinchen fox 29 news. >> they sure are. >>> new mexican restaurant creating a lot of buzz but it's not over the food or even about the service. it's all about the name. >>> and this group of preschoolers hard at work sending christmas cards to our troops overseas and not just one or two but 175. sure to brighten holidays. >>> when he's not winning on the football field, zach ertz is spending his free time surprising local high school football coaches. the philadelphia eagles tight end over in philadelphia's rhawnhurst neighborhood surprising northeast high school's football coach and his team. this is nfl video sent to us by way of campbell's chunky soup as part of its we'll fill in while you fill up campaign. where nfl players fill in for coaches. there's a whole lot of filling in going >>> new center city restaurant leaving a bad taste in people' mouths even before it opens the open are in says it's a misunderstanding. fox 29's brad sattin reports from illegal tacos. >> reporter: new restaurant on broad street sure to have people doing double takes. it's serving up
in millville, dave kinchen fox 29 news. >> they sure are. >>> new mexican restaurant creating a lot of buzz but it's not over the food or even about the service. it's all about the name. >>> and this group of preschoolers hard at work sending christmas cards to our troops overseas and not just one or two but 175. sure to brighten holidays. >>> when he's not winning on the football field, zach ertz is spending his free time surprising local high school football...
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dave kinchen is working this story. joins us live now. dave, this is the talk of south philly. >> reporter: yeah, really is. almost citywide at this point. it's hard to believe that city officials and leaders in the mummers community could actually have to make this decision to be clear as of now that parade everything will take place as scheduled for new year's day. but that could change. ♪ >> reporter: little taste of mummers from the pennsport string band as members think about the rare possibility that a deep freeze could postpone the mummers parade on monday. >> we work all year long for this. i mean you practice for you you're ready to go come new year's day the city wants you to go new year's day. all you mummers want you to go new year's day. ought people want you to go new year's day. however, i mean, you look at it and it's 10 degrees and not going to get any b i mean, you know, it doesn't take rock scientist to figure that one o out. >> reporter: thursday night's weather was fine for the pennsylvania brew drew crew to bring c
dave kinchen is working this story. joins us live now. dave, this is the talk of south philly. >> reporter: yeah, really is. almost citywide at this point. it's hard to believe that city officials and leaders in the mummers community could actually have to make this decision to be clear as of now that parade everything will take place as scheduled for new year's day. but that could change. ♪ >> reporter: little taste of mummers from the pennsport string band as members think about...
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our winter weather team coverage continues tonight with dave kinchen live in university city. how are the preparations going, dave? >> reporter: well right now, there's brian already on the roadways and with all the track we're seeing now, you can say some people are trying to get out of town before that snowstorm hits, but for the folks who have to drive, well, the road crews say they're on it. >> why notes? december getting towards the holidays. might as well get some snow in here right. >> reporter: you could l you can say it's all about perceptive when approaching the first big snow of the season. no matter how you see it there's a big job to do. penndot says it has 120,000 tons of salt on the ground across five counties work to go keep the roadways safe. >> once the snow begins to fall, we'll begin sauling and spreading to take care of the highways throughout the region. >> reporter: penndot says it has 250 trucks assigned to work easily shifting into plowing mode if needed brian is already down on many highways. >> ready to start shoveling out some snow in tweens between
our winter weather team coverage continues tonight with dave kinchen live in university city. how are the preparations going, dave? >> reporter: well right now, there's brian already on the roadways and with all the track we're seeing now, you can say some people are trying to get out of town before that snowstorm hits, but for the folks who have to drive, well, the road crews say they're on it. >> why notes? december getting towards the holidays. might as well get some snow in here...
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dave kinchen out and about in pennsauken new jersey this morning, dave? >> reporter: well, thomas, you said it right there talking about that tire pressure, nothing worse than your driving in that low tire pressure alert, but put a little bit more nare there depending what the recommendations are for your vehicle, i've certainly been there many times when it gets colds like. >> this going video right now, we've got people dressing in layers all across our area, as they're making their way around town. we've seen people over the last 12 hours or so, our fox cameras, out, and about, finding people wearing the heavy jackets, the scarves, the face masks, the hats and everything else, code blue is in effect for camden county, where we are now in pennsauken, burlington county, montgomery county in pa, the code blues in effect for most of this week. pretty much the whole week, because of the windchills, and how cold it not only will feel, but how cold it is. and we also found that while people were dressing in layers, so many people don't wear as many layers, th
dave kinchen out and about in pennsauken new jersey this morning, dave? >> reporter: well, thomas, you said it right there talking about that tire pressure, nothing worse than your driving in that low tire pressure alert, but put a little bit more nare there depending what the recommendations are for your vehicle, i've certainly been there many times when it gets colds like. >> this going video right now, we've got people dressing in layers all across our area, as they're making...
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dave kinchen working this story he joins us live. dave, this is the talk of sooth philly. >> reporter: chris, it really is. it's hard to believe the city could even be in such a position to consider a move to be clear city officials tell me as of now, the parade will take place on new year's day as scheduled, but they say, it could change. ♪ >> reporter: but many won't be smiling arctic temps force the unthinkable. the postponement of the mummers parade after a whole year of practice for clubs like the pennsport string band. >> we're at a code blue right now we're taking people off the street, and if that's still the situation come news years day to put a bunch of people on the street i don't think that's real good call. >> reporter: thursday night's was fine for the penn port crew to bring cheer to the sofitel hotel in center city. city officials talk about ton tin jenn see plans with wind chills predicted to be around zero on new year's day. >> we work all year long for this. practice. ready to go come new year's day. all the peo
dave kinchen working this story he joins us live. dave, this is the talk of sooth philly. >> reporter: chris, it really is. it's hard to believe the city could even be in such a position to consider a move to be clear city officials tell me as of now, the parade will take place on new year's day as scheduled, but they say, it could change. ♪ >> reporter: but many won't be smiling arctic temps force the unthinkable. the postponement of the mummers parade after a whole year of...
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dave kinchen out with the mummers last night. they were practicing out in this cold trying to see if they could play instruments. that is other concern. you cannot wear gloves playing a musical instruments so your hands will freeze up walking in these wind chills. >> i flew all the way out to the west coast to be able to watch this there is no reason this should not happen rain or shine, i can dress up lets make it happen. >> reporter: you don't think temperatures below zero that should not be an issue. >> no, i'm from colorado, i'll be fine. >> reporter: kinchen getting in the spirit, here it is, he had elmer fudd hat on which is a wise choice fashion i will not cut him up, he is a smart one his aunt got him that for christmas and then this mummers hat. kinchen looks good in any hat. great guy. getting in the spirit of the mummers and kinchen is in the complaining about the cold. by the way bob kelly, thomas, i just decided since i have been out in the cold weather way i will toast new year bob you might want to try this but you
dave kinchen out with the mummers last night. they were practicing out in this cold trying to see if they could play instruments. that is other concern. you cannot wear gloves playing a musical instruments so your hands will freeze up walking in these wind chills. >> i flew all the way out to the west coast to be able to watch this there is no reason this should not happen rain or shine, i can dress up lets make it happen. >> reporter: you don't think temperatures below zero that...
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fox 29's dave kinchen has more from camden county. >> three bedrooms up here. full bath. >> reporter: john keller does construction and flips houses like this one on the side. >> this was, you know a project i did on weekends, and, um, you know, rainy day or wintertime. >> reporter: after two years of hard work, this sicklerville project is finally found its way to the market listed at about 260 grand. but real estate agent son brandon found way to make that sale interesting through bit coin. >> everyone is freaking out about bit coin right right now. >> reporter: one bit coin is worth just under ten grand right now a stunning recent jump in that value and brandon keller says there's convenience in this type of sale, too. >> cuts out a lot of closing costs. if you came on to this house today and you like it, you can transfer bit coin, sign a contract, and, you know, the house is technically yours. just have to get the deed transferred over. >> reporter: bit coin is relatively new currency essentially based on computer code. >> it's basically nothing. but if you
fox 29's dave kinchen has more from camden county. >> three bedrooms up here. full bath. >> reporter: john keller does construction and flips houses like this one on the side. >> this was, you know a project i did on weekends, and, um, you know, rainy day or wintertime. >> reporter: after two years of hard work, this sicklerville project is finally found its way to the market listed at about 260 grand. but real estate agent son brandon found way to make that sale...
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dave kinchen is in camden this morning, dave. >> reporter: yeah, it is brutal out here and you just feel for people who have to work, making deliveries out this way. we saw a truck that just passed by, a bus, it may be warmer on those buses there, people getting on to the buses at the transportation center here in camden, and it is bitter cold, the wild winds, prompting the code blue as cross the delaware valley, several of the code blues have been activated for most of the week, since temperatures and wind chill will make things feel about 20 degrees or a lot colder, while many people, spent christmas day out and about, covered in layers, we have a lot of people in our area who are simply less fortunate and had to turn to homeless shelters, to stay warm. >> how rough is it to be on the streets in the wintertime. >> it is real rough especially when we have no where to go. it is real rough. it is, it is painful when you cannot find, for people that cannot find shelter out here. >> reporter: another live look at some of the folks waiting for their busts to get around town dressed up in as
dave kinchen is in camden this morning, dave. >> reporter: yeah, it is brutal out here and you just feel for people who have to work, making deliveries out this way. we saw a truck that just passed by, a bus, it may be warmer on those buses there, people getting on to the buses at the transportation center here in camden, and it is bitter cold, the wild winds, prompting the code blue as cross the delaware valley, several of the code blues have been activated for most of the week, since...
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our dave kinchen has the store friday langhorne. >> reporter: chris crinkle has a different jim until bucks county these pictures show santa with tattoos that say naughty on one arm and nice on the other. as you can see he likes to turn christmas on the head for the kid but many parents are divided. >> he holds kid upside down, gets goofy with them. >> that might be rough on the kid. i don't know if i would appreciate it. >> naughty, nice tattoos, yeah , yeah let's be kid friendly. >> reporter: why the new company managing santa's operation at oxford valley in all langhorne told him to knock off reindeer games putting fun on ice. >> many people are upset because they love posts and they love him flipping the kid upside down and getting on the floor with them. >> reporter: megan green is santa's daughter and says his different style has become a tradition of his own. >> he is a people pleaser. he likes to make everyone happy. wants to do what the people want. >> reporter: cherry hill programs took over santa experience and says quote we will remain dedicated to preserving tradition and
our dave kinchen has the store friday langhorne. >> reporter: chris crinkle has a different jim until bucks county these pictures show santa with tattoos that say naughty on one arm and nice on the other. as you can see he likes to turn christmas on the head for the kid but many parents are divided. >> he holds kid upside down, gets goofy with them. >> that might be rough on the kid. i don't know if i would appreciate it. >> naughty, nice tattoos, yeah , yeah let's be...
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let us check in with dave kinchen. dave, i know you're in delaware county, pa, and probably more of the same there. >> reporter: yeah, it really is. i'll flip the camera around as we rove through one of the drexel hill neighborhoods here. you can see it's the side streets that still need some attention here and a lot of folks either haven't left or their cars were parked here and that's why they've got the snow on the windshields there, but the main roads at least are clear. let's go to some video, though, and we can tell you we did see one car stuck in a patch of ice on city line avenue this eveni evening. it was slow going and sloppy most of the way down the road. it took us an hour to get from the schuylkill to upper darby township. many people had the same experiences with long delays. but once people finally got home they had to dig on the of their driveways and sidewalks. this is the scene in another drexel hill neighbor most people we talk with found this storm to be some kind of a hassle. >> well, it was really
let us check in with dave kinchen. dave, i know you're in delaware county, pa, and probably more of the same there. >> reporter: yeah, it really is. i'll flip the camera around as we rove through one of the drexel hill neighborhoods here. you can see it's the side streets that still need some attention here and a lot of folks either haven't left or their cars were parked here and that's why they've got the snow on the windshields there, but the main roads at least are clear. let's go to...
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fox 29's dave kinchen is live at pennsylvania lanning. dave you found procrastinators& out there. >> reporter: i must admit i'm in that category, too. so we are a proud but very nervous club when it comes to making sure our christmas gifts are delivered on time. but we tried to help some people out with some important dates also. >> i'm getting tech messages it might not come on christmas. >> he's running behind in getting holiday cargo on time. >> we wanted to help him out with delivery deadlines. but don't worry, we've got your back, too. fed ex and ups say you have until december 21 for overnight delivery and the cut off is 12:22 if using priority mail express courtesy of the us postal service. antonio is going for ups. >> you helped me. you just saved me. >> that's what we're here to do. >> i appreciate you man. >> we found shoppers who got their gifts out just waiting for prompt arrival. >> i don't know if -- it said it will be there on time but i'm not sure about it. i hope it will be. >> reporter: lena sent a package all the way to
fox 29's dave kinchen is live at pennsylvania lanning. dave you found procrastinators& out there. >> reporter: i must admit i'm in that category, too. so we are a proud but very nervous club when it comes to making sure our christmas gifts are delivered on time. but we tried to help some people out with some important dates also. >> i'm getting tech messages it might not come on christmas. >> he's running behind in getting holiday cargo on time. >> we wanted to help...
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dave kinchen is live in wilmington. dave? >> reporter: lucy, this is something that just truly makes you heart sick. the question who does something like this? i can tell you one thing. this little girl you're about to meet and her family they are so strong tonight. >> i'm very disappointed because i don't believe that they would take a child's walker. >> reporter: that's exactly what happened to kirsten a ten-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who now only has her wh
dave kinchen is live in wilmington. dave? >> reporter: lucy, this is something that just truly makes you heart sick. the question who does something like this? i can tell you one thing. this little girl you're about to meet and her family they are so strong tonight. >> i'm very disappointed because i don't believe that they would take a child's walker. >> reporter: that's exactly what happened to kirsten a ten-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who now only has her wh
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our dave kinchen joins us live from fairmount park. dave, you were hanging out tonight with a pennsylvania spca officer charged with up holding that new law and saving pets from the frigid cold. >> reporter: that's right. he has a very very big job and he does it with pride. and what we found tonight is that pet owners, well, they're taking notice of this new law, too. >> we do our best to keep her bundled up just like i am. it's really cold out here. trying make her do her business and get back inside. >> reporter: casey is taking extra care of his dog stella since temperatures are below freezing to night and he hates thinking about pets that get left behind in these conditions. >> it's a tragedy hearing stuff like that. you just want to make sure, you know, your dogs are kept warm like your familiarly. >> hundreds of calls come in. not just calls but e-mails. >> reporter: pennsylvania spca officer wayne smith is one of a few cops enforcing the law and drives to those calls look to go rescue vanned pooches. >> unthe new law you can be
our dave kinchen joins us live from fairmount park. dave, you were hanging out tonight with a pennsylvania spca officer charged with up holding that new law and saving pets from the frigid cold. >> reporter: that's right. he has a very very big job and he does it with pride. and what we found tonight is that pet owners, well, they're taking notice of this new law, too. >> we do our best to keep her bundled up just like i am. it's really cold out here. trying make her do her business...
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dave kinchen is live in wilmington. dave? >> reporter: lucy, this is something that just truly makes you heart sick. the question who does something like this? i can tell you one thing. this little girl you're about to meet and her family they are so strong tonight. >> i'm very disappointed because i don't believe that they would take a child's walker. >> reporter: that's exactly what happened to kirsten a ten-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who now only
dave kinchen is live in wilmington. dave? >> reporter: lucy, this is something that just truly makes you heart sick. the question who does something like this? i can tell you one thing. this little girl you're about to meet and her family they are so strong tonight. >> i'm very disappointed because i don't believe that they would take a child's walker. >> reporter: that's exactly what happened to kirsten a ten-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who now only
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let's get taught dave kinchen on jacket patrol, and pennsauken, new jersey, hey, dave? >> hey, guys. we've got some queens, 80s rock bands, rockers here at fox 29. that song cold, very appropriate. it is cold out here, and people are dressed head to tow, staying warm, we found people with the jackets on, with probably, well, we couldn't see the long johns of course but assume that many people were wearing those, doing whatever they can to beat this cold out here. we have a code blue in effect, in camden county. burlington county, montgomery county, other places, as well, authority working to get people into shelters if they need some health, particularly homeless people. but real a lot of people aren't wearing as many layers at least not at this moment. they say folks working outside if they need to wear layers, they'll bring an extra jacket, that type of thing. you'll hear later in the broad cats from construction worker who says that he'll be relying on some heat h esters to keep the heat going for him. but that's what we're finding out there. also, it is important to
let's get taught dave kinchen on jacket patrol, and pennsauken, new jersey, hey, dave? >> hey, guys. we've got some queens, 80s rock bands, rockers here at fox 29. that song cold, very appropriate. it is cold out here, and people are dressed head to tow, staying warm, we found people with the jackets on, with probably, well, we couldn't see the long johns of course but assume that many people were wearing those, doing whatever they can to beat this cold out here. we have a code blue in...
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our dave kinchen joins us live with more from schwenksville. dave? >> iain there are so many people who knew these boys and who know the family. they heard about this, didn't believe it and had to come out to see the scene of devastation for themselves. >> i have no words for it honestly. >> cindy baringer returned to what's left of the schwenksville home where two boys died in an unspeakable tragedy. from time to time she would babysit 11-year-old brian lukens nicknamed lj and his six-year-old brother parker. >> lj was -- he's really energetic him and my brother. they would always run around. >> reporter: sidney says her brother new him, too, is especially at a loss. >> my brother and his coach and all his like baseball buddies they're all going out tonight and like having like a grief session. >> reporter: death of lukens boys and the heroic tempts to boysave them by their fathero montgomery county sheriff's deputy brian lukens has devastated this community just two weeks before christmas. >> my dad was actually here 5:00 a.m. when the pager went o
our dave kinchen joins us live with more from schwenksville. dave? >> iain there are so many people who knew these boys and who know the family. they heard about this, didn't believe it and had to come out to see the scene of devastation for themselves. >> i have no words for it honestly. >> cindy baringer returned to what's left of the schwenksville home where two boys died in an unspeakable tragedy. from time to time she would babysit 11-year-old brian lukens nicknamed lj...
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dave kinchen is bundled up. i like your hat and your details about this weather. >> reporter: yeah, you know, you might think i got this hat from cousin eddie this in christmas vacation. i didn't. it was a lovely gift. listen, we will show you these flags right now because it is in fact the bitter cold air and wild wind thaw see moving through those flags that is prompting the code blue as cross the delaware valley, several have been activated most of the week since the temperature and wind chill will make things feel like the teens if not 20 degrees or so, and many people, of course, they spent christmas out and about covered in layers but you know there are a lot of people struggling and they had to turn to homeless shelter to stay warm. >> how rough is it to be on the streets in the wintertime, real rough, basically no where to go, it is real rough and it is, painful when you cannot find, for people who cannot find shelter out here. >> reporter: meantime we can tell thaw follow accounts here are gathering aro
dave kinchen is bundled up. i like your hat and your details about this weather. >> reporter: yeah, you know, you might think i got this hat from cousin eddie this in christmas vacation. i didn't. it was a lovely gift. listen, we will show you these flags right now because it is in fact the bitter cold air and wild wind thaw see moving through those flags that is prompting the code blue as cross the delaware valley, several have been activated most of the week since the temperature and...
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let's get out to dave kinchen live at the scene. dave? >> reporter: dawn, we have just learned that the suspect in this case is dead. that authorities made entry into the house where the gunfire was believed to be coming from and they found the suspect dead. we've also learned that that means the shelter in place is lifted at this time. we've seen more people getting back to their homes now that roads have opened up. but this was quite an evening where for several hours there was gunfire that we can hear open in the middle of one of our interviews with neighbors. >> this is terrible. again, it's a quiet area. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: gunfire erupts right in the middle of a fox 29 interview with a neighbor down the street from a barricaded gunman in bethlehem money township lehigh county. when it happened the second ti time. >> you ever see anything like this. >> not here. no. it's a quiet area, and -- [ gunfire ] >> jeez. >> we turn the camera light off for our own safety. meantime, skyfox flew above the 15 hun hundred block of dennis str
let's get out to dave kinchen live at the scene. dave? >> reporter: dawn, we have just learned that the suspect in this case is dead. that authorities made entry into the house where the gunfire was believed to be coming from and they found the suspect dead. we've also learned that that means the shelter in place is lifted at this time. we've seen more people getting back to their homes now that roads have opened up. but this was quite an evening where for several hours there was gunfire...
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dave kinchen. >> yes, finding some people prepared, others not so much. going out in few layers, either way, code blue in effect, we will michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. >> massive fire at delaware county apartment building forces families out in the cold. now, they're left with nothing. how the community is stepping in to help. >> also ahead this morning, certainly, it is return season, at stores across the country. but those unwanted gift don't always end up back on store shelves. why there is a good chance they could end up in a landfill. >> and, baby journey be
dave kinchen. >> yes, finding some people prepared, others not so much. going out in few layers, either way, code blue in effect, we will michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers....
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in millville, dave kinchen, fox 29 news. >> those are the best stories. >> they are. 50,000. another one he talk about in cherry hill and then there was another one somewhere else for like five or ten grand. great to see that this time of year. >> a hundred percent. >> fox 29 news at 6:00 starts right now. ♪ >>> heart ache in montgomery county. two young boys lost in a fire. the sons of a sheriff's deputy. tonight, a community mourns an family shatte shattered as offis search for clues into how this all started. >>> brutal cold, bone-chilling wind chills and if that's not enough snow is on the way. and it will be here before you go to bed. kathy's timing it out and has your full forecast. ♪ >> live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 6:00. >>> it doesn't matter where you go right now in our area the cold weather making it kind of stuff to get around you got to bundle up as these people are taking live look at doylestown in bucks county. skies could be clear now but snow is on the way. your fox 29 weather authority tracking this arctic express. thanks f
in millville, dave kinchen, fox 29 news. >> those are the best stories. >> they are. 50,000. another one he talk about in cherry hill and then there was another one somewhere else for like five or ten grand. great to see that this time of year. >> a hundred percent. >> fox 29 news at 6:00 starts right now. ♪ >>> heart ache in montgomery county. two young boys lost in a fire. the sons of a sheriff's deputy. tonight, a community mourns an family shatte shattered...
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in coatesville, dave kinchen fox 29 news. >>> someone shot up a south jersey home. police in pemberton township say the gunman fired several shots into the home on the 300 block of surveillance ran know trail overnight. one of those bullets hit 26-year-old in the side. he ended up at the hospital of course. a woman an young child also were in that home. they should be just fine. police do of course want to find out anything else about this that somebody might know. if you know anything give them a call. >> he's out for the rest of the season. coming up more on the injury that side lined carson wentz. >>> and the blade runner bruised oscar pistorius gets into jailhouse fight over cell phone. >>> one man is facing charges for a crime spree across delaware county, and police say it started when 41-year-old ronald ferrell stole a forward for focus from 66-year-old man late last month. the driver left the car running when he went to pick up a sandwich from restaurant in tinicum township. police say ferrell jumped in, took the car and used it to rob two area businesses. o
in coatesville, dave kinchen fox 29 news. >>> someone shot up a south jersey home. police in pemberton township say the gunman fired several shots into the home on the 300 block of surveillance ran know trail overnight. one of those bullets hit 26-year-old in the side. he ended up at the hospital of course. a woman an young child also were in that home. they should be just fine. police do of course want to find out anything else about this that somebody might know. if you know anything...
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our dave kinchen is live in langhorne with this one. dave? >> reporter: lucy, santa here in bucks county is pretty creative, but alas there's a group telling him essentially to knock it off. naughty on one arm, nice on the other. old saint nick has a new flavor in buck county. many kids love it. but many parents don't. >> naughty and nice tattoos, yeah. yeah, let's be -- let's be kid friendly. >> reporter: he holds some of the kids upside down. gets a little goofy with them. >> that might be a little rough on some of the kids. i don't know that i necessarily would appreciate it. >> reporter: why the new company managing santa's operation at the ax forward valley mall in langhorne told him to knock off the reindeer games putting the fun on ice. >> many people are upset because they love the poses and they love him flipping the kids upside down and getting on the floor with them. >> reporter: meghan green is santa's daughter and says his different style has become a tradition of its own. >> he's a people pleaser he likes to make everyone happy.
our dave kinchen is live in langhorne with this one. dave? >> reporter: lucy, santa here in bucks county is pretty creative, but alas there's a group telling him essentially to knock it off. naughty on one arm, nice on the other. old saint nick has a new flavor in buck county. many kids love it. but many parents don't. >> naughty and nice tattoos, yeah. yeah, let's be -- let's be kid friendly. >> reporter: he holds some of the kids upside down. gets a little goofy with them....
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fox 29's dave kinchen has more life now in bristol borough. dave? >> reporter: well lucy this is a high-end car that police are looking for. police also say they're investigating whether that car was racin racing someone else wn this tragic accident took place. they're looking at surveillance video trying to enhance it before they release it to the public. they're chasing down self leads tonight. >> i had talk to his wife, and she's very very shaken up at this point. um, really beside herself. doesn't know, you know, what to do or, upping, and the kids, they're very distraught as well. >> reporter: amy read is taking in the sudden death of her neighbor, 52 year old kevin williams, killed when struck by a car that never stopped as he rode his bike in bristol borou borough. >> he was apparently coming home from work and just about there, and this tragedy happened. >> reporter: bristol borough police say kevin williams was hit at bristol pike and corson street around 8:00 p.m. last night. cops say they are now looking for a silver mercedes bense amg li
fox 29's dave kinchen has more life now in bristol borough. dave? >> reporter: well lucy this is a high-end car that police are looking for. police also say they're investigating whether that car was racin racing someone else wn this tragic accident took place. they're looking at surveillance video trying to enhance it before they release it to the public. they're chasing down self leads tonight. >> i had talk to his wife, and she's very very shaken up at this point. um, really...
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dave kinchen is live at philadelphia international airport. dave? >> reporter: lucy, a lot of people take those wedding photos and they put them on their facebook page as a display well this photographer is reaching out on social media and reached out to us because she's desperately trying to find that camera for her niece. lynn miller looks back on the biggest day of her niece's life. photos she took from her reading at cozumel mexico. >> i went to the air salon went to the room when the girls were gettingetting ready on up to the ceremony there wasn't the lee exception. >> she's missing the formal pictures she talk and thinking about it is unbearable. >> i was the so it was on me to capture the moment. and they're gone. i'm very emotional about it. >> reporter: miller amateur photographer says she took the high quality wedding pictures on a fugii film fine picks s100fs like this one but lost the camera and sd card somewhere on her way back home. >> i don't know if it, upping, travel on the plane for few more stops. if, um, it's in the luggage area
dave kinchen is live at philadelphia international airport. dave? >> reporter: lucy, a lot of people take those wedding photos and they put them on their facebook page as a display well this photographer is reaching out on social media and reached out to us because she's desperately trying to find that camera for her niece. lynn miller looks back on the biggest day of her niece's life. photos she took from her reading at cozumel mexico. >> i went to the air salon went to the room...
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fox 29 ghostbuster dave kinchen investigates. ♪ >> reporter: see anything or anyone lurking in the background of this christmas family photo? tricia sure did. >> definitely looks like a ghost. i would have rather it a person so i can explain it but this is little weird. just freaky. >> she and her husband looked at holiday pictures he took outside their springfield, delaware, county home late last week when they couldn't help but notice a friendly face in the corner. >> first i was a little freak out by it. a little creepy. i woke up my husband please check this out. he's half awake. it loo looks like kung fu panday son's favorite movie. >> is it a ghost or some glare. we stopped around the christmas fun around philadelphia city hall to see what people think. >> i see a ghost up in the corner. >> light, something with lights or, i don't know. >> does it kind of look like a ghost? >> maybe a little bit. >> it could be a light flare some people think. >> no. >> it's a ghost. >> it looks like a ghost. >> it's a ghost. >> that's a ghost. >> ♪ >> reporter: we took our investigation to john levy
fox 29 ghostbuster dave kinchen investigates. ♪ >> reporter: see anything or anyone lurking in the background of this christmas family photo? tricia sure did. >> definitely looks like a ghost. i would have rather it a person so i can explain it but this is little weird. just freaky. >> she and her husband looked at holiday pictures he took outside their springfield, delaware, county home late last week when they couldn't help but notice a friendly face in the corner....
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fox 29's dave kinchen is in that neighborhood and dave just no words for what happened. >> reporter: there are no words. it's hard to even imagine how you begin to understand or process something like this. we found some people tonight trying to figure out how to get through this. >> everyone is really upset. it's like no one has any words. reporter: it's hard forsidney to think about the two young boys she babysat who died in a horrifying fire in the schwenksville home. 11-year-old brian lukens nicknamed lj, his six-year-old brother parker were suddenly taken from this world early this morning. >> lj was -- he was really energetic. him mine brother, they would always run around. >> reporter: sidney says her brother new him too andpecially at a loss. >> my brother and his coach and his baseball buddies they're all going out tonight and like having like a grief session. >> reporter: the death of the lukens boy and heroic tempts to save them by their father montgomery county sheriff's deputy brian lukens has devastated this community two weeks before christmas. >> my dad was actually h
fox 29's dave kinchen is in that neighborhood and dave just no words for what happened. >> reporter: there are no words. it's hard to even imagine how you begin to understand or process something like this. we found some people tonight trying to figure out how to get through this. >> everyone is really upset. it's like no one has any words. reporter: it's hard forsidney to think about the two young boys she babysat who died in a horrifying fire in the schwenksville home. 11-year-old...
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fox 29's dave kinchen is live at the scene with the very latest information. dave? >> reporter: well there's still a shelter in place advise are advisory here for this bethlehem township community. behind me in fact people waiting to get home. but streets have been blocked off throughout the evening. police engaging with the suspect gunfire taking place. we heard it during one of our interviews earlier tonight. >> oversee anything like this. >> not here. no. it's a quiet area. [ gunfire ] >> jeez. >> reporter: camera light immediately turned off by fox 29 photographer martin rye man after gunfire erupts during our interview with the neighbor who lives down the street from an hours long standoff between suspect and police in bethlehem township lehigh county. >> this is terrible. again, it's a quiet area. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: skyfox flew above the 1500 block of dennis street where a woman's body was motion less on a front yard. police say the standoff began when officers were called in to help the woman only to find themselves seeking cover from gunshots coming fr
fox 29's dave kinchen is live at the scene with the very latest information. dave? >> reporter: well there's still a shelter in place advise are advisory here for this bethlehem township community. behind me in fact people waiting to get home. but streets have been blocked off throughout the evening. police engaging with the suspect gunfire taking place. we heard it during one of our interviews earlier tonight. >> oversee anything like this. >> not here. no. it's a quiet area....
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fox 29's dave kinchen is live in schwenksville. dave? >> reporter: lucy, we're inside the garage of the old schwenksville fire company where people have gathered local firemen and friends of the lukens family. what they're doing here is they're accepting cash and gift card donations for the lukens family to help them get through this tragedy. we're here at the 300 main street in schwenksville, 11-year-old brian lukens, jr. and his six-year-old brother parker died when their home caught fire on submit of a wednesday morning. their father montgomery county sheriff's deputy brian lukens, sr. was able to get out the home with his wife and daughter but they were tragically tragically unable to get to their boys. investigators say the fire started in the porch area. meantime as we come back live here, folks here are going to be gathered at the schwenksville fire company 300 main street until 9:00 o'clock night. again accepting cash and also gift card donations for the family. they'll be here tomorrow night as well from 6:00 o'clock to 9:00 o'c
fox 29's dave kinchen is live in schwenksville. dave? >> reporter: lucy, we're inside the garage of the old schwenksville fire company where people have gathered local firemen and friends of the lukens family. what they're doing here is they're accepting cash and gift card donations for the lukens family to help them get through this tragedy. we're here at the 300 main street in schwenksville, 11-year-old brian lukens, jr. and his six-year-old brother parker died when their home caught...
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. >> fox 29 resident ghostbuster dave kinchen went to investiga investigate. live now in center city. all right. all right. dave what did you dig up here? >> reporter: i gladly septembered this assignment because, well, hey, if i'm in the afraid of any ghosts. beside that point this family felt like they were taking a christmas picture feeling warm and festive for the season but when they look the picture it fell like halloween. >> when you take a family picture in winter wonderland the last thing you'd expect for a stranger to crash the shot. who or what is this figure. >> i started going through them. what is that. >> i zoomed in. >> tricia and says she and her husband look at holiday pictures he took outside their home late last week when they couldn't help but notice a friendly face in the corner. >> first i was little freaked out by it. little creepy. i woke up my hubble. check this out. he's half awake it look likes kung fu panda my son's favorite movie. >> reporter: is it a gloat or glare. we went around city to hall see what people think. >> i see a gh
. >> fox 29 resident ghostbuster dave kinchen went to investiga investigate. live now in center city. all right. all right. dave what did you dig up here? >> reporter: i gladly septembered this assignment because, well, hey, if i'm in the afraid of any ghosts. beside that point this family felt like they were taking a christmas picture feeling warm and festive for the season but when they look the picture it fell like halloween. >> when you take a family picture in winter...
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dave kinchen standing by with a difficult decision the ciy of philadelphia may have to make about the mummers but we begin with scott's forecast. scott. >> hi there, lucy already two days counting temperatures not making it above freezing. it looks like it will be a long duration event. polar vortex all that arctic air will continue
dave kinchen standing by with a difficult decision the ciy of philadelphia may have to make about the mummers but we begin with scott's forecast. scott. >> hi there, lucy already two days counting temperatures not making it above freezing. it looks like it will be a long duration event. polar vortex all that arctic air will continue
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in schwenksville, dave kinchen, fox 29 news. >>> the philadelphia city council has passed by 14-three vote a sweeping crack down on beer dell list or stop and go stores some lawmakers say hurt low income neighborhoods. the crack down will put new rules into place governing seating and public restrooms and the kinds of products the stores can sell much the goal is to force stores to op as real food establishments. >> this bill is for establishment that is sell beer and/or shots of will core, cold medicine that can be converted into drugs to get high, crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia. >> as amended this bill will give the city's depth of licen licenses and inspections until january of 2021 to decide whether the stop and go stores must remove the bullet proof glass some use to keep store clerks safe from violent. >>> now authorities say someone actually tried to set the galloway township meek on fire. on tuesday, a man through a glass bottle containing what appeared to be an accelerant into the lobby. it shattered. police say however it did not start fire and nobody is hurt. they
in schwenksville, dave kinchen, fox 29 news. >>> the philadelphia city council has passed by 14-three vote a sweeping crack down on beer dell list or stop and go stores some lawmakers say hurt low income neighborhoods. the crack down will put new rules into place governing seating and public restrooms and the kinds of products the stores can sell much the goal is to force stores to op as real food establishments. >> this bill is for establishment that is sell beer and/or shots of...